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Linux 4.16 Released (phoronix.com)

Posted by msmash on from the finally dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Linus Torvalds has released Linux 4.16. Linux 4.16 integrates more of the VirtualBox guest drivers into the kernel, provides AMDGPU DC multi-display synchronization, continues with mitigation improvements for Spectre and Meltdown mitigation, tightens up access to /dev/mem by default, and many other improvements and changes.

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  1. Linux 4.16 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    For Linus so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Kernel that whosoever uses Linux should not perish, but have everlasting uptime.

  2. Re:So much bloat by fibonacci8 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mac OS L, HURD 3.0, or, BeOS Warp will probably exist around the time that monolithic kernels get too big for their britches. Get back to us when you've tried them, if you please.

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  3. Re:improvements by Billly+Gates · · Score: 1, Funny

    SystemD is a great OS. It just has a crappy startup daemon.

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  4. No AI? by 110010001000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    What? No AI engine? What about a smart assistant? This Linus guy obviously doesn't know much about operating systems.